Terrorists burn Borno town

Boko Haram terrorists have set fire to homes in Bama Town, Borno State, residents say.

“They came into the town around 12:00 pm (1100 GMT) warning that anyone who wanted to leave should leave the town and soon after they began torching homes,” a resident, ‎Umar Kaka told AFP.

“Not all residents could leave because some are too sick or old to leave and we are afraid they were burnt in the homes‎,” Kaka added.

“They asked residents to leave which came to us as a surprise because they kept us captives all these seven months and would not allow us to leave," another resident, Ibrahim‎ Kyari said.

The Nigerian military had earlier announced that troops had recaptured Bama, the second largest town in Borno, on Tuesday, March 10.